Student Life

Meet Maddie Goerl, a senior public relations major with a minor in public health at Kent State University from Mars, Pennsylvania.

Sophomore public health major Ivory Kendrick has many irons in the fire this semester - along with academics, he is working as an intern and training his peers to be leaders.

The E.Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center kicked off the semester with a Welcome Back Mixer. 

During the first full week of the spring semester, Kent State University’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering provided two events for students, staff and faculty in the building to mingle and get to know each other, as a fun way to kick off the academic term.  

If you have purchased a dupe, or a duplicate of a premium item for a lower price, you may be part of the newest Generation Z trend of “ballin’ on a budget.” Kent State Today asked the students of Kent State about their opinions on brands and dupes.

A year ago, national media outlets descended on East Palestine, Ohio, after a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the rural Columbiana County village on Feb. 3, 2023. The consequences are still unfolding, but as national media have moved onto covering other stories, a news gap has emerged. Four Kent State journalism seniors have been filling that gap, with support from Grist and the Center for Rural Strategies.

When she walked across the stage at commencement on Dec. 16, Terrie Harris realized a dream more than 25 years in the making. Life intervened often during Harris’ educational journey, but thanks to Kent State University’s regional campus system a diploma was finally hers in December. 

Kent State's Golden Flashes meet the Akron Zips for the first time this season on Jan. 19. 

When she walked across the stage at commencement on Dec. 16, Terrie Harris realized a dream more than 25 years in the making. Life intervened often during Harris’ educational journey, but thanks to Kent State University’s regional campus system a diploma was finally hers in December.